Structure & form terminology Flashcards

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Prolepsis

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FLASHFORWARD : a future act or development is represented as if already accomplished or existing.

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Analepsis

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FLASHBACK : a literary device in narrative, in which a past event is narrated at a point later than its chronological place in a story.

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Chronological

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in order of time

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simple sentence

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subject + verb + object

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compound sentence

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Two simple sentences joined together using a conjunctive. Two RELATED EVENTS.
- Eg: This house is too expensive, and that house is too small.

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complex sentence

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Expresses a main idea supported by other ideas which would not make sense individually. ( I like cats even though they can be insensitive.)

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minor sentence

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A word, phrase, or clause that works like a sentence but does not fit the grammatical requirements for one. (Eg: Where are you? At home!)

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declarative sentence

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To declare something/ make a statement. (I want chocolate.)

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imperative sentence

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to give an order/command (Do your homework).

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interrogative sentence

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question

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exclamatory sentence

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strong emotion

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